Major reforms to red tape announced today by the federal government potentially signalled the start of a reversal of Australia’s regulatory blow-out. However, the BCA warned the Commonwealth’s attempts to rein in regulation would be undermined if states and territories...
Turning Reform Commitments into Action + Can Australia’s Reform Processes be Improved? The annual strategy forum of Chief Executive Members of the Business Council has recommitted the BCA to pursuing its ‘four reform steps’ agenda, with the emphasis over the...
The Business Council today called for Australia’s tax system to be put under ‘permanent watch’ to make sure it remains internationally competitive. In a paper on tax reform released today, the BCA said it continued to be concerned with the...
Failure to act on recent agreements aimed at improved infrastructure planning and development will cost Australia $10 billion a year in lost economic growth, according to a Business Council report released today. The report, which examines the outcomes of the...
Australia is at the international frontier of innovation in business but much of our achievements go unrecognised because the fundamental concept of innovation is misunderstood, the Business Council of Australia said in a major report on innovation released today. Chair...
The Business Council welcomed the announcement today of a review into the competitiveness of Australia’s tax system. BCA Chief Executive, Ms Katie Lahey, said the review was recognition of the centrality of a competitive tax regime to the country’s future...
The Business Council of Australia welcomed today’s introduction of measures to relieve the tax burden on skilled temporary residents. BCA Chief Executive Katie Lahey said the measures, which include addressing capital gains tax and cross-border employee share scheme issues, would...
The Council of Australian Governments meeting today has achieved a series of important breakthroughs for reform that should provide the platform for ongoing prosperity, the Business Council of Australia said today. BCA Chief Executive, Katie Lahey, said while reform commitments...
Every Australian would be more than $70,000 wealthier by 2025 and the nation would rise to a ranking of third richest in the developed world – but only if important reforms to the economy were made now – according...